Watford vs Southampton

30 October 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Peter Bankes

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Che Adams 20’

Match summary

Southampton won 1-0 away at Watford. Southampton led 1-0 at half-time.

Che Adams put Southampton ahead in the 20th minute, set up by Adam Armstrong.

The chances backed that up: Southampton created 1.91 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Watford's 0.85 from 10.

Match stats

Watford Southampton
10 Shots 12
4 Shots on Target 1
5 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.85 xG 1.91
0.85 Non-penalty xG 1.91
4 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Watford Southampton
Kick-off
20’
Che Adams
Assist: Adam Armstrong0-1 (Southampton)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Watford
  • Juraj Kucka
  • João Pedro
Southampton
  • Mohammed Salisu
  • James Ward-Prowse

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.85 1.91 20’ Che Adams (Southampton), 0-1 20’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.85 1.91 20’ Che Adams (Southampton), 0-1 Adams 20’
Watford 0.85 xGSouthampton 1.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Watford attacking 
34’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.57 xG, off target 16’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 88’ Ashley Fletcher (Watford), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 68’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 15’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 42’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 32’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 3’ Oriol Romeu (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 51’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 20’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 6’ Juan Camilo Hernández (Watford), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 36’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 89’ Adam Masina (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 3’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 50’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 34’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.57 xG, off target 16’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 88’ Ashley Fletcher (Watford), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 68’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 15’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 42’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 32’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 3’ Oriol Romeu (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 51’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 20’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 6’ Juan Camilo Hernández (Watford), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 36’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 89’ Adam Masina (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 3’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 50’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ben Foster GK900 0.000.000
Jeremy Ngakia DEF840 0.000.000
William Troost-Ekong DEF900 0.000.000
Craig Cathcart DEF900 0.000.000
Adam Masina DEF901 0.040.041
Ismaila Sarr MID902 0.120.000
Moussa Sissoko MID900 0.000.021
Juraj Kucka MID903 0.040.000
Juan Camilo Hernández MID481 0.070.000
João Pedro MID480 0.000.131
Joshua King FWD902 0.170.554
Ken Sema Sub420 0.000.000
Tom Cleverley Sub420 0.000.021
Ashley Fletcher Sub61 0.420.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 30% Avg odds 3.23
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.44
Southampton win 42% Avg odds 2.26

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Watford WDLLW
Southampton DLLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Watford 1-3 Southampton, 28 Jun 20 Next meeting: Southampton 1-2 Watford, 13 Mar 22  All Watford vs Southampton meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.